› added 11 years ago

241

TIL of all US students who start a four year degree program, only about half finish. In six years.

Read more nces.ed.gov

via reddit.com

ANMEx TIL Hanson's hit "MMMBop" was originally recorded as a slower, gloomier doo-wop influenced song. It was only after producer Steve Greenberg heard Beck’s album "Odelay", he enlisted The Dust Brothers to rework the song as we know it.
NX5NM TIL that it's actually possible to communicate with plants
Lkk6d TIL that when a shark is flipped on its back it enters a state of paralysis that lasts for up to fifteen minutes. The phenomenon is known as “Tonic Immobility.” In some cases orcas have been seen maneuvering a shark upside down to induce this paralyzed state.
0vRp TIL that a 1000MW coal power plant puts 100x more radiation into the atmosphere than a nuclear power plant
awdMy TIL Brenda Vaccaro's 1980 Playtex Ad was infamous for her loud inhalations. Producers pulled the ad, took out her breathing, and re-released the ad, showing her taking breaths even though you could not hear them. It resulted in SCTV famously spoofing the Ad and the ad being pulled entirely.